UPCOMING MEETINGS:
Feb 23, 2021 7 pm Nancy Shaw, CEO, Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce
Mar 2, 2021. 7 pm John Currie, Exec Director Rotary Honouring Indigenous Peoples (see: https://honouringindigenouspeoples.com/ )
Mar 9, 2021. 7 pm Nilam Bedi, Chair, District 7070 Environmental Action Committee
Mar 16, 2021 7 pm St Patrick’s Day Fun Zoom meeting – Spouses invited
Mar 23, 2021 7 pm Club Strategic Plan Update
MORE ROTARY INFORMATION:
THANK YOU FOR ZOOM:
To our very own Oshawa-Parkwood Rotarian Eric Guernsey for arranging the Zoom Meeting sharing with Heather McMillan, Executive Director of the Durham Workforce Authority, The Durham Workforce Authority is the acknowledged provider of local workforce information and champion of workforce development initiatives unique to Durham Region. Their Mission is to produce and offer comprehensive Labour Market Information to our stakeholders, to facilitate workforce solutions by engaging community partners and employers and to encourage development and maintenance of a sustainable and dynamic workforce. It was so nice to be able to have a whole hour for our Zoom meeting. We look forward to 2021 with your help. THANK YOU.
OUR REGULAR WEEKLY MEETINGS STILL ON ZOOM AND WILL NOT BE AT THE OSHAWA GOLF CLUB UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
We will let you know when and if we return to the Oshawa Golf Club. As it stands right now, the Oshawa Golf Club is not hosting any outside organizations (such as ourselves) at the present time.
MEALS ON WHEELS:
Thank you to several members of our Rotary Club who have stepped up and are volunteering for the Monday delivery by our Rotary Club. We are so proud of our club members for volunteering to help with this service to our community.
MEMBERSHIP RELATED ZOOM SESSIONS OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS OF OUR ROTARY CLUB
Here are is a session that may be of great interest to you and our club members. Grow Rotary Workshops for all Rotarians and Rotaractors (register for the following workshops online at rotary7070.org.)
NEW MEMBERS’ GET TOGETHER:
One hour get together on a weekday evening – currently all slated-on Zoom – what an excellent opportunity for any member, new or old, to meet and welcome Rotarians and learn more about Rotary. Everyone is welcome.
Thursday February 18, 7-8 pm Register soon: https://rotary7070.org/event/copy-of-new-members-zoom-gettogether/
GROW ROTARY WORKSHOPS – Saturday February 27 – please register as soon as possible:
Approximately 90 minutes on a Saturday morning - currently all slated on Zoom – interact with Rotarians from all over the District. Get ideas and offer ideas how we can grow our club membership. Here is a link to the recorded Oct 3 Zoom Grow Rotary Workshop. https://youtu.be/M8m5B0kJes4
Many excellent ideas to grow Rotary in this session. Are you interested in your club’s path to Grow Rotary ? Having a strong vibrant Rotary Club involves Membership - looking after our members - new, seasoned and potential; Public Image – reaching out to our communities showing them what we do and showing the power of what we can do; and The Rotary Foundation. This is your chance to hear from some District 7070 Clubs that are successfully Growing Rotary in this current situation. We encourage at least 3 members from a club to attend so you can share the discussion and work on plans integrating Membership, Public Image and Foundation in your growth strategy.
Saturday, Feb 27, 9:30-11:30 am Register soon: https://rotary7070.org/event/grow-rotary-workshop-part-3---feb-27th/
District 7070 Rotary Foundation Committee Members Still Wanted:
Bob Wallace is still looking for new members for the District Foundation Committee to help spend our Rotary District 7070’s money (grant money that is). See the District website www.rotary7070.org (centre column) for more details. Isn’t it time that you volunteered beyond your own Rotary Club?
FEB 24 - Promoting Mental Health at Work, noon. Join Progress Place, in partnership with the Rotary Club of Toronto, for a free webinar with Canadian entrepreneur and Dragon’s Den success story Tonia Jahshan, Founder of Sipology. Click here to register
MAR 8 - Celebrating Women in Rotary D7070, International Women's Day, March 8, 630pm. Celebrating Women in Rotary D7070, International Women's Day, March 8, 630pm. Join us for a District 7070 wide celebration which brings together female leaders both in industry and Rotary sharing bold ideas, history and women in Rotary and business. These trailblazers are sure to invoke our Rotary spirit and inspire us all with the work they have done over the years! Be sure to join us at 6:30 pm, Monday March 8. Limited virtual capacity, maximum of 500, please reach out to district7070iwd@gmail.com for an invite to this district event over Zoom. There will be a quick meet and greet before we start the presentations, be sure to have something to drink on hand for a celebration toast.Join Zoom Meeting : https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86155108001?pwd=ek8zNnY5M3BNejNIUWYvd3pzRW11dz09 Meeting ID: 861 5510 8001 Passcode: 801545 Speakers: Dr. Sylvia Whitlock While she is perhaps best known for being the first woman ever to become president of a Rotary club, she did a lot more besides; Valarie Wafer - RI Director; Sherry Colbourne is a Canadian entrepreneur with decades of experience in Ontario’s high-tech sector.; Nadine Pemberton is a coach, lawyer and diversity and inclusion educator, who lives in Sheffield, England.
GREAT LAKES WATERSHED CLEANUP – APRIL 24, 2021:
The plan is for all clubs, not only our District, but in all of the Districts surrounding the Great Lakes, to participate!. Plans are underway to team up with all Clubs/Districts within the Great Lakes watershed on April 24, 2021 to clean up the shores of our waterways. Save the date! President Sue has secured our location to clean up - the portion of the Oshawa Creek Valley near the Children’s area, as our club project. Details will follow. We are encouraging all Rotary Club members to join the Facebook Group by clicking here.
OUR REGULAR WEEKLY ZOOM MEETING LINK:
Topic: Rotary Club of Oshawa-Parkwood Weekly Meetings on ZOOM, UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Time: 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/99926166884
Meeting ID: 999 2616 6884
Pass Code: 2020
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